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JOHN s. HALL, or PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

Letters Patent No. 81,629, dated-Septemer I', 1868.

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TO -ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

4 Be it known that I, JOHN S. HALL, of Pittsburg, inthe county of Allegheny, and State ofY Pennsylvania, -hawre invented a. new 4andx1sei'nl-lmprovement inSafety HannessSaddle-Tree; and I do hereby declare-that th'e following-is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawingq which represents 4a vertical section taken throughs bearnghook. v

The nature of my invention consists in placing at the opening of the bearing-hook a keeper, which prevents the check-rein from becoming detached. The bearing-hook A is secured to the body of the treein the usual manner, In theback of the body of the tree is a slot, B, in which the keeper C works.' The rear end of the lower side ofthe keeper is hooked to u. piece, D, which extends across the slot B. To the top of the body of the tree, and at its rear, is secured a spring, E, one end of the said spring pressing up against the under side of the top of the keeper C, and also presses the keeperup against the under side of the bearing-hook A.

When it, is desired to release the rein, the keeper C is forced into the position shown by red lines in the drawing, by pressing against the rear end of the uppervpart ofthe keeper. The rein can'be placed in the hook, without forcing the keeper down with the hand, simply luy-pulling it forward.-

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

'lhe keeper C, when arranged and operated substantially in the manner and for the purpose described.

. JOHNS. HALL.

Witnesses G. A. C. SMITH, J. G. ,THEAKEL t 

